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Re:Advice on finding a path forward on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:41PM (#13813946)

No one forced me other than myself - I just don't have the time to focus on two courses and meet the demands of my current employer (which spills over into 50-60) hours per week. I took a quiz that I am sure I failed, and chose to withdraw instead of getting below an A in the class.

Advice on finding a path forward

Posted by throw_for_throw on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:17PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi,Yesterday I was forced to withdraw from a discrete mathematics course I was taking at a local university while working full time as a Software Dev at a demanding startup.This is very discouraging, as I had been taking two courses (discrete math and calculus I) as a non-matriculated student to attempt to apply to graduate programs in the future. I am concerned that this withdrawal, coupled...

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Re:Hiring Is Broken – My interview experience in the tech industry on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @12:22PM (#11581838)

Can you provide a more concrete example of something that you reinvented that you wouldn't have if you had a better CS background?

Re:Ernst and Young drops degree classification threshold for graduate ... on Sunday September 20, 2015 @02:05PM (#10248390)

>Instead, the company will use numerical tests and online “strength” assessments to assess the potential of applicants.

I'm not certain that focusing on numeracy tests to assess an applicant is such a great step forward. I get the sense that this will only encourage candidates to "study for the test" and will actually produce more false positives.

My boss can't parse a CSV file

Posted by throw_for_throw on Thursday September 03, 2015 @11:18PM
from the self-post dept.

I recently found a new a job hoping to gain some mentorship, but it turns out my boss can't even parse a CSV file, and I'm working 16 hours to compensate. Really not looking forward to having to find another job. WWYD HN?

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Re:Ask HN: Starting a web project in 2015. What stack to use? on Saturday August 22, 2015 @02:23PM (#10103249)

+1 Currently developing a Node.js / Express application. The choice of platform was a huge mistake. The brittleness of many of the libraries is indeed amazing.